censor the press

Frequency: 4.52.5 per million words

to officially examine and suppress unacceptable parts of the media

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  • Governments often attempt to censor the press during times of crisis.
  • The dictator's regime decided to censor the press to control public opinion.
  • Freedom of speech is undermined when authorities censor the press.
  • Many human rights organizations condemn efforts to censor the press.
  • They were accused of trying to censor the press to hide the truth about the scandal.
  • Will the new legislation allow the government to censor the press more effectively?
  • A truly democratic society should never censor the press.
  • Historically, totalitarian states have always sought to censor the press.
  • Activists are fighting against any measures that would censor the press.
  • If we allow them to censor the press, we risk losing transparency in governance.